I think the best
sign of a good breeder is one who is sure they are selling you a pet for which you are prepared.
We also met a
couple of good breeders with good dogs, but they just didn't seem to have a breed of dog that I wanted.
We also met a couple
of good breeders with good dogs, but they just didn't seem to have the breed of dog that we wanted.
Sweet little clowns is what enticed Blue Ribbon French Bulldogs to become one
of the best breeders in the United States, but it wasn't a quick journey.
While it's unlikely that all breeders who supply pet stores treat their dogs quite as terribly as described above, any breeder who sells puppies to a pet store falls short on one important
measure of a good breeder: they do not care enough about the puppies they produce to make sure each is placed in an appropriate home with an owner who has been screened to make sure they are capable of caring for the dog.
The pictures of watching your puppies grow to have meet - ups with your puppies and their new familes to watch them grow to know you sent them to the right home and to be there for them forever as you are the one that allowed them to come into this world it the
resposibility of a good breeder and most breeders are just that.
But, this is the
mark of a good breeder — someone who is more concerned with the well - being of the puppy and making sure it is a good match for you than making a sale.
Fortunately, if you know the
signs of a good breeder and ask the right questions, you should be able to know when you've succeeded.
Here are some of Thornton's signs
of a good breeder: completely answers questions about the breed, raises puppies in the home and not in a pen or in filthy conditions, and has a sales contract that includes a minimum one - year health guarantee against life - threatening or crippling conditions caused by heritable defects.
Some will say it is the «target»
of a good breeder.
Creating designer breeds or low quality purebreds is pretty easy money when you think about the fact that there is very little expense involved since you do not have to pay big bucks or sign an extensive agreement (that
of good breeders would rival any adoption agency) and there's no money invested in health testing, adhering to a code of ethics, no breed club or peers to answer to for any sort of breeding malpractices and absolutely no consequences for their actions.
Not every breeder is going to have their own website, but having one is generally a sign
of a good breeder.
We are proud to count among our membership
some of the best breeders in our area.